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president obama looks set to dominate elana kagan to the supreme court. she would be the third woman to sit on the court. why the decision is generating so much political heat. the decisions of the supreme court can fundamentally change american wife. think of roe v. wade, giving corporations more freedom to fund political campaigns. president obama criticized that decision in his state of the union speech. a gesture that had samual alito visiblely shaking his head. it's a fact that in the last four years, the sprome court has shifted to the right. >> when justice o'connor retired and was replaced by the bush nominee who is light here's more conservative, the court swung to quite far right in the interpretation of the law. we have now by a five to four vote thaverpb more con serve tiff than we have seen in 60 years. the con serve tiffs believe the sprome court has been too liberal. >> there was no real reason to do that. nor was there anything that would have allowed it. that's what they were going to do. >> it's i given that president obama can't shift t
president obama looks set to dominate elana kagan to the supreme court. she would be the third woman to sit on the court. why the decision is generating so much political heat. the decisions of the supreme court can fundamentally change american wife. think of roe v. wade, giving corporations more freedom to fund political campaigns. president obama criticized that decision in his state of the union speech. a gesture that had samual alito visiblely shaking his head. it's a fact that in the last...
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. >> all happening now but just a word on this, very much at the heart of obama's drive to outsource cargo, turning to the private sector to do so. federal budget is under pressure, we know that. nasa's budget is under pressure. got less money to spend this year than they did last year. they need to save money. they will do that by buying in services from external supplies. space transportation, cargo is the first service they will be. >> jonathan, thank you very much. a little later we'll be speaking to a former astronaut about all of this. now let's take a look at other stories. in new zealand's worst sea polution disaster, both have been jailed for seven months. they were in charge of the flagged cargo ship when it hit a sand bank last october causing an oil slick that killed thousands of sea bird. the men had plead guilty to operating the ship dangerously and altering documents. new zealand investigators said the men took short cuts to reach port by a deadline. police in new york have arrested a man in connection to the disappearance of 56-year-old boy more than three decades ago
. >> all happening now but just a word on this, very much at the heart of obama's drive to outsource cargo, turning to the private sector to do so. federal budget is under pressure, we know that. nasa's budget is under pressure. got less money to spend this year than they did last year. they need to save money. they will do that by buying in services from external supplies. space transportation, cargo is the first service they will be. >> jonathan, thank you very much. a little...
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and we are about tofinalise the deal, we are watching very carefully what president obama is trying to do, what's happening in western europe and etc. the most important lesson that financial and banking regulation should be more tight, but we have to be prepared and we took our lessons. >>easen: what is the strategic role of kazakhstan in providing energy resources to europe on one side and china on the other? >>massimov: kazakhstan is playing an important role on the supply of oil and gas to the european market through different directions; through russian pipeline system, through caucasus and to china aswell. whatever we are committed, we deliver. >>easen: there has been a lot of concern about regional stability especially with what's been goingon with kyrgyzstan. prime minister, what kind of role have you played in promoting stability in theregion? >>massimov: kazakhstan is the chair in the osce and my president is playing a very important role in that. actually when all these events happen in kyrgyzstan, my president, he was in washington dc on the summit when and it happens to be
and we are about tofinalise the deal, we are watching very carefully what president obama is trying to do, what's happening in western europe and etc. the most important lesson that financial and banking regulation should be more tight, but we have to be prepared and we took our lessons. >>easen: what is the strategic role of kazakhstan in providing energy resources to europe on one side and china on the other? >>massimov: kazakhstan is playing an important role on the supply of oil...
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even though we are huge friends -- fans of president obama, the fact is that he has been stymied by the minority, which seems inherently unfair to us and this is just as irritating as having a majority be the problem. >> you're not abandoning obama. >> not at all. >> you would support him next year? >> absolutely. >> he is in trouble, isn't he? >> he will not say up front that the administration that he followed screwed things up so badly and he is left to clean up the mess. i kind of wish you would just say that. it seems on presidential to do so. >> how important is it when anyone gets involved and who is a celebrity? your causes have been darfur, domestic politics. does that actually help or not? >> i think it does. people have come up to me over the course of 32 years and said that i heard this song or a saw this show and i am not an environmental lawyer. thank you for influencing my life choice. that makes me feel like the activism, that might turn off some fans, i think it is important to feel like you can express yourself. >> is there a problem when you are one of the biggest roc
even though we are huge friends -- fans of president obama, the fact is that he has been stymied by the minority, which seems inherently unfair to us and this is just as irritating as having a majority be the problem. >> you're not abandoning obama. >> not at all. >> you would support him next year? >> absolutely. >> he is in trouble, isn't he? >> he will not say up front that the administration that he followed screwed things up so badly and he is left to...
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barack obama came out fighting, because he had to. the debate comes at a crucial time. he has seen support drop in a swing state. >> if barack obama was listless in the first debate as many commentatorsal suggested that behind the traditional handshake with his challenger this time, was a president clearly more determined. that that was no mariano rivera evident than when mitt romney accused him of taking two weeks to say the attack was terrorism. >> there was no demonstration involved. it was a terrorist attack. and it took a long time for that to be told to the american people. >> mr. romney questioned whether the american people might have been misled. the president snapped back that he talked about terrorism the day after the attack. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team whether it was the secretary of state, our u.n. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we have lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. that's not what we do. >> responding row bestly on domestic issues. >> the president has tried, but his policies haven't worked
barack obama came out fighting, because he had to. the debate comes at a crucial time. he has seen support drop in a swing state. >> if barack obama was listless in the first debate as many commentatorsal suggested that behind the traditional handshake with his challenger this time, was a president clearly more determined. that that was no mariano rivera evident than when mitt romney accused him of taking two weeks to say the attack was terrorism. >> there was no demonstration...
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president obama is about to travel to portugal for frieder's nato summit. it is expected he will send out a plan to withdraw coalition troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. they are trying to head off suggestions that if nato steps away the taliban will return. >> the fighting has gone on longer than vietnam and the second world war. america will make it clear this is not war without end. there is a clear deadline to hand over to afghan forces by 2014. the foreign secretary has been talking about the role, but i asked about the day. is 2014 all hard deadline that cannot slip? >> they are in control of areas now, and we are in the midst of doing a review as to how this would be sequenced, but certainly the goal that will be endorsed at lisbon is a transition that will conclude in 2014. >> this is quite a long time. that is the length of the entire first world war in which great conflict so plays. >> these are canadians teaching locals to fight. nato will call on others to start in training. more of an answering headache, the relationship with homage to
president obama is about to travel to portugal for frieder's nato summit. it is expected he will send out a plan to withdraw coalition troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. they are trying to head off suggestions that if nato steps away the taliban will return. >> the fighting has gone on longer than vietnam and the second world war. america will make it clear this is not war without end. there is a clear deadline to hand over to afghan forces by 2014. the foreign secretary has been...
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obama says they may not obtain a nuclear weapopn. israel thinks if they have enriched uranium, they will be unstoppable, and it may happen this year. the top brass is against another war in a volatile region, and do not want another iraq and afgphanistan.-- afghanistan. >> the last thing he wants is another war in a volatile region in an election year. robert joneined by malley from the international crisis group. the aim here was to prevent them from taking nuclear actions against iran. >> one goal was to stop the attacks on obama that he is being too soft, and he wants to buy himself time and convince israel to understand that this would not be a wise course of action. he gave a very effective speech yesterday that sent a clear message. sanctions have not really been felt yet, and he also did reiterate very strongly his support for israel. >> last year, netanyahu famous lis: obama in a very low point in relations. we know that there is some tension between the two of them. >> we know that we will have an election in the near future
obama says they may not obtain a nuclear weapopn. israel thinks if they have enriched uranium, they will be unstoppable, and it may happen this year. the top brass is against another war in a volatile region, and do not want another iraq and afgphanistan.-- afghanistan. >> the last thing he wants is another war in a volatile region in an election year. robert joneined by malley from the international crisis group. the aim here was to prevent them from taking nuclear actions against iran....
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president obama believes israel is serious about peace. he has been meeting the israeli prime minister at the at -- at the white house. mr. obama praised mr. netanyahu for easing the blockade on gaza. more on-line on twitter and facebook. thanks for being with us. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too solid flesh -- >> it is the kennedy center. >> check, one, two. >> and a club in austin. [woman vocalizing] >> it is closer than any seat in the house, no matter where you call home. >> the top of the world, and i'm there, i
president obama believes israel is serious about peace. he has been meeting the israeli prime minister at the at -- at the white house. mr. obama praised mr. netanyahu for easing the blockade on gaza. more on-line on twitter and facebook. thanks for being with us. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding for this presentation is made possible...
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it is a big state that could make all of the difference between obama and romney. all of that is true. but who cares? or to put it more precisely, are we missing the bigger picture for florida and the rest of the united states? which is that this country has become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami dade colleges the biggest in the nation. 175,000 students. all of them called on the streets in this massive voter registration drive which comes at the end of months of court battles over access. what i need you need? how far in advance can you do it? poorer voters are less likely to get to the polls on time. folks think florida republicans are fighting dirty. >> the efforts have come from republicans. in essence, you have the fact of suppressing the vote. >> that is what you see the purpose is? >> exactly. >> that is a fundamental issue at the heart of american democracy. if you think people are trying to stop their opponent's voting. >> extremely self. especially when the people that are registered to vote are with a red -- organization like ours. they a
it is a big state that could make all of the difference between obama and romney. all of that is true. but who cares? or to put it more precisely, are we missing the bigger picture for florida and the rest of the united states? which is that this country has become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami dade colleges the biggest in the nation. 175,000 students. all of them called on the streets in this massive voter registration drive which comes at the end of months of court battles...
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there are some specific criticisms of president obama but i think the way people look at president obama internationally is best summed up in the words of a 20th century philosopher ofwhom i am very fond, henry youngman, and mr. youngman's great philosophical wisdom was in the question and answer, how's your wife? compared to what? and when people do compare to what, president obama looks very good. >>reporter: what happens when you want to skateboard and snowboard at the same time? >>: you keep dreaming... >>strand: the idea for freebord actually came from a dream. i'd grown up doing a lot of skateboarding and i'd recently started snowboarding and if you do both those activities you really start to understand howthey differ. and anyone who's snowboarded before you know the freedom of motion that comes from skidding or sliding, it's just this really cool thing to experience and so the idea of having that on askateboard, i was just half asleep one morning and it just came to me. >>reporter: the concept was freebord, neither skateboard nor snowboard, but a hybrid of both. the harvard grad
there are some specific criticisms of president obama but i think the way people look at president obama internationally is best summed up in the words of a 20th century philosopher ofwhom i am very fond, henry youngman, and mr. youngman's great philosophical wisdom was in the question and answer, how's your wife? compared to what? and when people do compare to what, president obama looks very good. >>reporter: what happens when you want to skateboard and snowboard at the same time?...
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my colleague jeremy paxman spoke to larry summers, bill clinton 's treasury secretary and president obama's economic advisor joined us from harvard university in davis his view of how the crisis has been handled. >> larry summers, another decision date for the euro. to you think it has been well managed to? >> this is not going to be a happy chapter in monetary history. i have often compared this to the vietnam war. american policy makers always did what was necessary to avoid immediate collapse and never did what was necessary to offer a prospect of a long run solution. eventually, the policy collapsed around it. >> let me ask you, do you believe in a year's time there will still be 17 members of the eurozone? >> there cannot be any guarantees. we do not what is going to happen. we do not what political conditions are going to permit in northern europe. we do not know what will happen with respect to on certain banking systems. but i think there is a proper judgment and having made the commitment to the era, the right path forward is to try to live with it and do what is necessary to make
my colleague jeremy paxman spoke to larry summers, bill clinton 's treasury secretary and president obama's economic advisor joined us from harvard university in davis his view of how the crisis has been handled. >> larry summers, another decision date for the euro. to you think it has been well managed to? >> this is not going to be a happy chapter in monetary history. i have often compared this to the vietnam war. american policy makers always did what was necessary to avoid...
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obama said there are an alternative supplies of oil on world markets to prevent a price rise. the leader of a coup in mali has called for outside help to resist a rebellion in the north of the country. the islamist insurgents have captured one strategic plan -- strategic town and are threatening timbuktu. west african leaders gave the new nears three days to restore constitutional order -- the mutineers three days to restore constitutional order or face sanctions. the figures in the u.s. suggest autism is nearly twice as common here as was thought just five years ago. the centers for disease control estimates one child in 88 in the u.s. has autism or a related disorder. for more, i spoke a short time ago to the president of autism speaks. >> where did these figures come from? it is an incredible rise. >> it is an incredible rise. the real answer is we do not know. but what we do know is that with one in 88 children being diagnosed with autism in the united states today, that is doubling over the past 10 years. you also have a tripling of costs for families. a family that has a
obama said there are an alternative supplies of oil on world markets to prevent a price rise. the leader of a coup in mali has called for outside help to resist a rebellion in the north of the country. the islamist insurgents have captured one strategic plan -- strategic town and are threatening timbuktu. west african leaders gave the new nears three days to restore constitutional order -- the mutineers three days to restore constitutional order or face sanctions. the figures in the u.s....
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meanwhile, president obama continue to press his case for jobs, saying he wanted no games, and of politics, and no delays. he announced he is sending his proposal to congress and challenged lawmakers to act on it. but with the local scene in disarray, can anything be done? we are joined by a senior editor at bloomberg business week. let's talk about what happened in the global markets today, triggered of course, by greece. this has been going on for a year and there is still no solution to the greek debt crisis. >> two years, and i think that is the issue. as you have said, in a previous package we have seen lots of bailouts and multiple rhetoric and there is still a 98% chance of default. everyone is expecting a day of reckoning for greece. everyone is nervous. >> spell out the consequences of a greek default for us. >> basically, you have talked about rain sensing in terms of what is happening in europe. they want to be able to separate out greece, for fear of contagion. what is being discussed is how much pain the european banks will feel, and the second is will they have to leave the h
meanwhile, president obama continue to press his case for jobs, saying he wanted no games, and of politics, and no delays. he announced he is sending his proposal to congress and challenged lawmakers to act on it. but with the local scene in disarray, can anything be done? we are joined by a senior editor at bloomberg business week. let's talk about what happened in the global markets today, triggered of course, by greece. this has been going on for a year and there is still no solution to the...
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obama's team was not hearing what is going on in the compound. one of the top advisers first suggested that osama had been armed in his wife as a shield. living ins obamosama a million-dollar compound. hiding behind women who were put in front of him as a shield. >> what really happened is that his wife charge the commander and was shot in the leg. osama was unarmed but was killed anyway. >> it was a kill or capture mission. he made no attempts to surrender. i tend to agree with you that even if he had, there would be bases on the part of those very brave navy seal team members to do what they did in order to protect themselves. >> there are no pictures of the aftermath of the raid, the pictures of the helicopter that crashed. the president will not release any more pictures. >> pakistani officials blasted back at allegations of incompetence during the hunt for osama bin laden, sharing the world shares the blame for not catching the al qaeda leader sooner. where he was killed, we report. >> scrutiny from the skies. of pakistan army helicopter cir
obama's team was not hearing what is going on in the compound. one of the top advisers first suggested that osama had been armed in his wife as a shield. living ins obamosama a million-dollar compound. hiding behind women who were put in front of him as a shield. >> what really happened is that his wife charge the commander and was shot in the leg. osama was unarmed but was killed anyway. >> it was a kill or capture mission. he made no attempts to surrender. i tend to agree with you...
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within weeks, the obama administration has shed down all deepwater drilling. -- shut down all drilling. now, the oil giants are back. this drilling floor is operating 24 hours a day. over the past 18 months, it has been a completely different story. after this drilling, people have left equipment standing idle. >> this has had a big impact. you think about what we're producing today. this is about 50,000 barrels a day. that is a lot of production. we have lost hundreds of millions of dollars associated with not having that production. >> operating in this water has changed. there are tougher inspection standards, new rules. all blowout preventers have to be independently checked. this was the crucial piece of equipment. can this ever be safe? >> the only way we can have zero risk is to have zero activity. some people say let's have 0 activity but that means zero energy. where you have industrial activity anywhere, you can have industrial accidents. let's do everything we can to>> having lost a full year of exploration, the company is looking to move on. whatever the risks, deep water d
within weeks, the obama administration has shed down all deepwater drilling. -- shut down all drilling. now, the oil giants are back. this drilling floor is operating 24 hours a day. over the past 18 months, it has been a completely different story. after this drilling, people have left equipment standing idle. >> this has had a big impact. you think about what we're producing today. this is about 50,000 barrels a day. that is a lot of production. we have lost hundreds of millions of...
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drone captured last week is now the property of the republic, despite barack obama demanding that it be returned. these pictures showing the captured drone alongside banners saying death to america. iran appears to have hacked into defense computers to bring it down. the opposition national league of democracy was banned last may after boycotting the national elections. the move paves the way for [unintelligible] -- i think it should said unbanned. the syrian council, more than 5000 people have been killed by the syrian authorities and 14,000 have been detained for anti-government demonstrations in march. canada has formally withdrawn from the kyoto protocol is on greenhouse gases. the announcement comes just days after the talks ended without agreement. the canadian environmental minister said that staying in the treaty would be harmful to the canadian economy. >> there were clear signs that this was coming. canada has confirmed that they are pulling out of the kyoto protocol. >> it does not cover the world's largest emitters', the united states and china, and therefore cannot work.
drone captured last week is now the property of the republic, despite barack obama demanding that it be returned. these pictures showing the captured drone alongside banners saying death to america. iran appears to have hacked into defense computers to bring it down. the opposition national league of democracy was banned last may after boycotting the national elections. the move paves the way for [unintelligible] -- i think it should said unbanned. the syrian council, more than 5000 people have...
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sm obama welcomed his commitment to tackle the economic crisis. obama urged him to cooperate with officials from the eu, international monetary fund and the european central bank. samaras said his government is committed to the austerity plan required for billions in help from the eu but said he intends to ask for some of the spending cuts to be eased. samaras outlined plans to promote economic growth while cutting debt and a freeze on laying off employees. he will miss a two-day eu summit in brussels. he is recovering from eye surgery. moody's cut the ratings of 28 spanish banks it is another blow to spain after lowering the assessment of bonds earlier this month to just about speculative status. the latest bank downgrades range from one to four levels. the largest banco santander a two-notch reduction to be aa-2. the largest bank, affected, bankia was also cut by two levels to the speculative rating of ba2. many other banks are also now considered below investment grade. moody's says the downgrades are due to a forecast rise in uncollectible loa
sm obama welcomed his commitment to tackle the economic crisis. obama urged him to cooperate with officials from the eu, international monetary fund and the european central bank. samaras said his government is committed to the austerity plan required for billions in help from the eu but said he intends to ask for some of the spending cuts to be eased. samaras outlined plans to promote economic growth while cutting debt and a freeze on laying off employees. he will miss a two-day eu summit in...
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are you surprised that president obama gave mr. karzai full approval? >> they had a lot of disagreements on a number of issues, including good governance and corruption in afghanistan. but now there seems to be a realization that they have to work with each other, whether they like each other or not. they have to mend their relationship, and they have to work out toward the common objective that they have, and that is fighting the taliban, disrupting the terrorist network that exists in afghanistan. so there is that realization, and clearly hamid karzai's visit to washington is trying to show that they stand ready to work with him. >> sorry to interrupt there. i can see why the washington administration, for practical reasons, accepts that it has to work with the man in charge, hamid karzai. what i am trying to get out of you, though, is behind the scenes, isn't government a major problem in afghanistan? >> indeed. the partnership between afghanistan and the united states is out of necessity. karzai is very high always on words but low on action. he has
are you surprised that president obama gave mr. karzai full approval? >> they had a lot of disagreements on a number of issues, including good governance and corruption in afghanistan. but now there seems to be a realization that they have to work with each other, whether they like each other or not. they have to mend their relationship, and they have to work out toward the common objective that they have, and that is fighting the taliban, disrupting the terrorist network that exists in...
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secretary of state has announced that the obama administration is prepared to ease sanctions against burma. this comes just days after the pro democracy leader awning awning one a -- andrei kirilenko won won the election. >> a new day in burma, the united states announced they would ease sanctions. >> we are prepared to take steps for a fully acredited ambassador in the coming days followed by a form announcement of our nominee. >> mrs. clinton also praised this man, burma's president whose preforms are bearing fruit. >> the president and many of his colleagues helped launch the country on a historic new path. while there is still much to be done, we applaud the president and his colleagues for their leadership and courage. >> last sunday's elections gave aung san suu kyi, the democracy campaigner, a first seat. and there were many more for her party. marking a turning point in the country that had grown used to military backed governments. but for some, hillary clinton had this warning. >> sanctions and prohobitions will stay in place on individuals and institutions that remain on t
secretary of state has announced that the obama administration is prepared to ease sanctions against burma. this comes just days after the pro democracy leader awning awning one a -- andrei kirilenko won won the election. >> a new day in burma, the united states announced they would ease sanctions. >> we are prepared to take steps for a fully acredited ambassador in the coming days followed by a form announcement of our nominee. >> mrs. clinton also praised this man, burma's...
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obama. some of the most cynically minded said the this is about mr. obama's domestic problems, suggesting that he needs the jewish vote and jewish campaign contributions for key marginal races. there is a diplomatic aspect of this. what everyone assumes he will try to do is pressure mr. netanyahu to extend the settlement freeze. whether or not mr. netanyahu can deliver that, given the pressure from his own white -- his own right wing, means -- remains to be seen. there is also the calculation that president obama is simply a one-term president and all netanyahu has to do is wait it out. >> in a few moments we will be speaking to a former ambassador from israel about what we can expect from that meeting. with the rest of the day's headlines, over to tim. >> the thai government extended the state of emergency in bangkok and across large parts of the country. there have been calls for the emergency to be lifted countrywide to help the process of reconciliation. we have the latest from bangkok.
obama. some of the most cynically minded said the this is about mr. obama's domestic problems, suggesting that he needs the jewish vote and jewish campaign contributions for key marginal races. there is a diplomatic aspect of this. what everyone assumes he will try to do is pressure mr. netanyahu to extend the settlement freeze. whether or not mr. netanyahu can deliver that, given the pressure from his own white -- his own right wing, means -- remains to be seen. there is also the calculation...
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today president obama welcomed his predecessor george w. bush back to the who is for the hanging of his official portrait. as reported, it was really quite a jolly affair. >> he's back. this time it's permanent. [applause] >> the portrait of george w. and laura bush will hang inside the white house continuing the tradition of honoring former presidents that date all the way back to george washington. >> when the british burned the white house as fred mentioned in 1814, dolly madison famously saved this portrait of the first george w. [laughter] now michele, if anything happens -- [laughter] there's your man. [laughter] >> there was a lot of laughter. but tears, too. as mr. bush paid tribute to another former president, his dad. >> i am honored to be hanging near a man who gave me the greatest gift possible, unconditional love, and that would be number 41. >> painted by an artist from his home state of texas, mr. bush is portrayed standing in front of the desk given by a queen. explaining how the cares of presidential office transcend party
today president obama welcomed his predecessor george w. bush back to the who is for the hanging of his official portrait. as reported, it was really quite a jolly affair. >> he's back. this time it's permanent. [applause] >> the portrait of george w. and laura bush will hang inside the white house continuing the tradition of honoring former presidents that date all the way back to george washington. >> when the british burned the white house as fred mentioned in 1814, dolly...
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stepping up the pressure, president obama suggests b.p.'s chief should be sacked over the way he's handled the gulf oil leak. first, he's japan's fifth prime minister in four years with a huge economic mountain to climb. he was sworn in today vowing to create a more vigorous country and keep ties with washington on track. >> describes himself as the son of an ordinary salary man. now the emperor of japan has made him prime minister, in charge of the second biggest economy on earth. the first of recent time not born into a political dynasty. earlier mr. kahn announced his cabinet. the new prime minister said he wants to create a vigorous country. after 20 years of economic stagnation. >> it is imperative that we restore japan's economic, fiscal and social security helm , a strong economy, a strong fiscal system, and a strong social security. >> with an agreement with the united states to keep an unpopular american military base to broaden mr. kan's predecessor. the new prime minister said he will imminent despite local opposition. the u.s.-j
stepping up the pressure, president obama suggests b.p.'s chief should be sacked over the way he's handled the gulf oil leak. first, he's japan's fifth prime minister in four years with a huge economic mountain to climb. he was sworn in today vowing to create a more vigorous country and keep ties with washington on track. >> describes himself as the son of an ordinary salary man. now the emperor of japan has made him prime minister, in charge of the second biggest economy on earth. the...
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i believe obama knows what that is. it is a place that supports fighters. >> a tribal war in the north is already preoccupying the yemeni government , which faces trouble in the south. thing 7 blame for making things worse. -- things have been blamed for making things worse. this makes allies very nervous. ill judge: actions coul accelerate the slide of yemen towards chaos -- ill judged actions. >> the u.s. has listed a two- year ban on people with hiv or aids traveling to the u.s. there was the fear of the global aids epidemic, and the u.s. is hosting an international summit in012. russia has given at georgia permission -- has given georgia permission to reestablish air links. regular flights will start soon after more talks between the aviation authorities. the bbc has obtained information that faulty computer software may have been partly to blame for the crash of a helicopter where 29 people died. britain raf officials previously blamed the pilots, and now they want to reopen the inquiry. five american muslims arres
i believe obama knows what that is. it is a place that supports fighters. >> a tribal war in the north is already preoccupying the yemeni government , which faces trouble in the south. thing 7 blame for making things worse. -- things have been blamed for making things worse. this makes allies very nervous. ill judge: actions coul accelerate the slide of yemen towards chaos -- ill judged actions. >> the u.s. has listed a two- year ban on people with hiv or aids traveling to the u.s....
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we will talk about the obama administration's failure to prosecute wall to executives, the future of wikileaks, and the growing surveillance state. but first, amy goodman goes to spend more protesters are celebrating a major victory after the country's high court opened a criminal investigation into the former head of spain's biggest mortgage lender. a former imf chief rodrigo rato. we speak with organizers of the historic may 15 movement, the indignados. >> maybe, eventually, maybe one of these guys will pay. we have this impression that no one -- they do what they won. they still, like, nothing happens. today, maybe, something will happen. i'm very happy. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm juan gonzalez filling in for amy goodman. nato supply convoys have resumed in pakistan after the u.s. finally apologized for a deadly attack that occurred last year. pakistan had barred the nato trucks that carry supplies for the afghan war after u.s. forces killed 24 pakistani troops in november. on tuesday, the obama admi
we will talk about the obama administration's failure to prosecute wall to executives, the future of wikileaks, and the growing surveillance state. but first, amy goodman goes to spend more protesters are celebrating a major victory after the country's high court opened a criminal investigation into the former head of spain's biggest mortgage lender. a former imf chief rodrigo rato. we speak with organizers of the historic may 15 movement, the indignados. >> maybe, eventually, maybe one...
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preferred mccain over obama. some israeli ministers are saying let's get sanctionses against america. bottom line israelis understand how important the relationship is, they appreciate the relationship and israeli's so dependent on the u.s. but without it getting ugly, president obama has tremendous influence at his disposal should he choose to use it. >> the last time you were here you suggested that there seemed to be progress on reaching this overall, broader outline of a peace proposal. e solution, we still -- we know what it looks like. room to create but we know, palestinian state, 67 lines. some minor land swaps. refugees acknowledged what happened to them, they can't return en masse to israel. security without emptying the palestinian state of its meaning. we know the outlines. the question is can you bring the parties, the israeli government, hamas, for instance, to agree to these. that requires u.s. lifting because it's an american international interest i think that you might get it. >> i want to bring
preferred mccain over obama. some israeli ministers are saying let's get sanctionses against america. bottom line israelis understand how important the relationship is, they appreciate the relationship and israeli's so dependent on the u.s. but without it getting ugly, president obama has tremendous influence at his disposal should he choose to use it. >> the last time you were here you suggested that there seemed to be progress on reaching this overall, broader outline of a peace...
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president obama like we told her on a late-night phone conference call just the other day -- likely told her on a late-night phone conference call just the other day. their meeting today in the berlin for a face-to-face meeting. the first priority is to stabilize the financial system. build a firewall to protect the good from the met -- from the bad and try to stabilize the markets. she says, yes, a fiscal union is needed, and in layman terms, that means one country for all of europe. but to do that to my you need more political union. feeding more power to brussels. she says, even if that comes at the cost of a two-speed approach, which basically means, some in, some out. the prime minister could be wasting his time. listen to this. >> the meeting between cameron and merkel is largely ignored in germany, and for good reasons. britain is outside the eurozone and has not put up much money for the eurozone rescue. it is not in need of rescue itself. there's not much interest in what he has to say. the german government knows that the british economy is intertwined with the eurozone, and th
president obama like we told her on a late-night phone conference call just the other day -- likely told her on a late-night phone conference call just the other day. their meeting today in the berlin for a face-to-face meeting. the first priority is to stabilize the financial system. build a firewall to protect the good from the met -- from the bad and try to stabilize the markets. she says, yes, a fiscal union is needed, and in layman terms, that means one country for all of europe. but to do...
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. >> can republican unseat barack obama in 2012? >> if you want to use the traditional metrics of trying to predict an election, the wrong track numbers are above 60%, unemployment is at 9.1% -- there has never been a president who won reelection with those numbers. >> i have to ask you a question every republican has asked me when i tell them i am, to speak to you -- why aren't you running? >> it is very flattering to be as bad regularly. for a simple reason. that is, i have a responsibility to myself and my family to achieve some degree of financial security for my family going forward. i don't wake up each day saying, well as me, i am not running, or i think i am the cats meow, that i am the best. i don't think that. i have enough common sense to know there are great candidates running and my guess is one of them will be president and i will be supportive. >> you haven't ruled out 2016. >> no, but i haven't ruled out being on "american idol," either. you don't rule out things in life. if i believe that was the only person that co
. >> can republican unseat barack obama in 2012? >> if you want to use the traditional metrics of trying to predict an election, the wrong track numbers are above 60%, unemployment is at 9.1% -- there has never been a president who won reelection with those numbers. >> i have to ask you a question every republican has asked me when i tell them i am, to speak to you -- why aren't you running? >> it is very flattering to be as bad regularly. for a simple reason. that is, i...
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it also does not mean the obama administration has given up on peace in the middle east. in fact, the israeli and palestinian negotiators will be going to washington in the coming week. hillary clinton will be making a speech about peace on friday. american officials also said that they will be discussing how to move forward but but the israelis and palestinians, but it is a little bit unclear what that really means. >> that for us from washington. a week after ireland applied for help from the imf, its finance minister has made plans to take 6 billion euros. >> the scale of this adjustment is demanding, but it demonstrates the seriousness of our intent. a gap between government receipts and spending is on as 19 billion euros this year. that gap must be closed. >> the european union finance ministers have decided not to provide extra money for the bailout fund for european countries in financial trouble. the international monetary fund has concern at that spain, portugal, and possibly other countries will join ireland and greece and any help. almost all tamil civilians ha
it also does not mean the obama administration has given up on peace in the middle east. in fact, the israeli and palestinian negotiators will be going to washington in the coming week. hillary clinton will be making a speech about peace on friday. american officials also said that they will be discussing how to move forward but but the israelis and palestinians, but it is a little bit unclear what that really means. >> that for us from washington. a week after ireland applied for help...
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i think we of seen the true obama. i think the question is, will the democratic party, specifically the progressive and liberal components, change its behavior from cheerleader, from blindly supportive partisan apparatchiks -- which is what they were in the first term -- cheering a matter how contrary what he did was to their values, into some kind of force for the fulfill their duties as citizens. which is to hold political leaders accountable. i think the first test will be this week, the budget fight. where is almost certainly the case that president obama will do what he already attempted to do, which is part of the crown jewels of liberalism, which are social security, medicare, for cuts come in order to pursue this grand bargain with the republican party. will the liberal wing of the democratic party do anything more to the less than just make into gestures as opposing it, but a good person soldiers as they always do or provide real opposition? >> let's go to john boehner who argued against any tax hikes as part
i think we of seen the true obama. i think the question is, will the democratic party, specifically the progressive and liberal components, change its behavior from cheerleader, from blindly supportive partisan apparatchiks -- which is what they were in the first term -- cheering a matter how contrary what he did was to their values, into some kind of force for the fulfill their duties as citizens. which is to hold political leaders accountable. i think the first test will be this week, the...